Morgan Harrington Murder: FBI, Metallica and Virginia State Police Ask You To Help Them Find Her Killer
Morgan Harrington disappeared from the John Paul Jones arena on October 17, 2009. Morgan’s remains were located and recovered the morning of January 26, 2010 on the Anchorage Farm in Charlottesville, VA.
Reported exclusively on www.blinkoncrime.com, Morgan’s alleged attacker was tied via DNA to a sexual assault in Fairfax, VA in September 2005.
With the help of a multi media campaign, the FBI, Virginia State Police and Fairfax Police are asking for the publics help to catch her killer.
Revised Sketch of Harrington Suspect
Metallica offered this public service announcement:
Metallica Statement On Harrington Case
FBI Press Release:
Authorities Launch Multimedia Campaign in Morgan Harrington Murder Case
Murder Suspect Linked by DNA to Sexual Assault in Fairfax City, Virginia
| FBI Washington June 13, 2012 |
Today, federal, state, and local law enforcement launched a multimedia campaign that includes two enhanced composite sketches of a suspect in the 2009 murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. The unknown murder suspect is also connected by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax City, Virginia.
Authorities recently enhanced the composite sketch created in 2005 from a description by the sexual assault victim. One of the composites shows the suspect with facial hair, as the suspect was described at the time of the attack. The second composite sketch features him without facial hair.
The two attacks were connected through DNA after a forensic profile was submitted by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science to the FBI’s national DNA database. The search found that the suspect in the Harrington murder investigation matched the DNA profile of the attacker in Fairfax City.
The multimedia campaign includes a public service announcement by Metallica lead guitarist James Hetfield appealing to the public to come forward with information concerning the Morgan Harrington investigation. The composite sketches of the suspect are being featured on bus shelters in Washington, D.C., as well as on digital billboards in Richmond, Virginia; Roanoke, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and in 23 other states along the East Coast. Social media outreach and alerts via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, along with a website dedicated to the Harrington case were also launched Wednesday. Podcasts are now available on iTunes, and radio spots are airing to further raise awareness of the ongoing investigation. The multi-pronged effort is designed to develop new leads and renew the public’s attention in the attacks. The campaign implements techniques similar to those that have led to the arrests of the East Coast Rapist as well as Ten Most Wanted fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger.
The Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Morgan Harrington’s murder. In addition, the band Metallica is adding $50,000 to the reward, for a total of $150,000.
Morgan Harrington Murder
On the evening of Saturday, October 17, 2009, Harrington attended a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena on the University of Virginia (UVA) campus in Charlottesville, Va. At approximately 8:30 p.m., she left the arena and was unable to re-enter the facility. She was last seen hitchhiking for a ride from passing traffic.
Harrington was dressed that night in a black T-shirt with the word “Pantera” spelled out in tan letters and was wearing a distinctive Swarovski crystal necklace made of large crystal chain links, which investigators have yet to recover. Harrington’s “Pantera” T-shirt was found on November 11, 2009, in front of a row of apartments along 15th Street, NW near Grady Avenue in Charlottesville. Harrington’s skeletal remains were later discovered on January 26, 2010, in a remote field on an Albemarle County, Virginia farm along Route 29. A camera that Harrington had in her possession that night has never been recovered.
Sexual Assault in Fairfax City, Virginia
On the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2005, a 26-year-old victim was walking home from the Giant Food Store located on the 3700 block of Jermantown Road in Fairfax City, Virginia. The suspect grabbed the victim from behind as she walked down Rock Garden Drive toward her residence. He then carried the victim to a grassy area behind a maintenance shed, where he sexually assaulted her. The suspect was last seen running from the area.
The suspect is described as an African-American male with black hair and facial hair at the time of the attack. He is approximately 6’0” tall and was believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35 years old at the time of the attack.
The public is asked to review this information and consider whether they know someone who generally fits this description, who lived or had ties to the area around the times of the assaults, or who may have been known to spend considerable amounts of time in those areas.
People who know the suspect may not believe that he is capable of committing these crimes. He may not necessarily have a violent criminal history. Because investigators are in possession of DNA evidence that can either positively link the suspect to his crimes or exclude innocent parties, citizens should not hesitate to provide information, even if it is just the name of a potential suspect.
The following agencies are cooperating in the investigation of these crimes: the Virginia State Police, City of Fairfax Police, University of Virginia Police, Charlottesville Police, Albemarle County Police, Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Virginia Tech Police Department, George Mason Police Department, and the FBI.
Law enforcement agencies are asking anyone with information to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Virginia State Police Tip line at 434-352-3467.
Press Contacts:
Virginia State Police
(804) 263-5547
City of Fairfax Police Department
(703) 273-2889
FBI Richmond Field Office
(804) 261-1044
FBI Washington Field Office
(202) 278-3519
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oops somehow Waynes first post to make it thru moderation did not show up here it is:
Wayne says:
January 22, 2010 at 1:14 am
I’m not sure if this post will also get deleted or not, but It’s worth setting you all straight on who I am. You guys can can sit around and dissect my every action and spend hours upon hours trying to find me on the web, yet I’m the creepy one? What I’ve done is nothing that any of you wouldn’t have done. You’ve already proved that with these almost 2,000 post. People trying to add me as a friend on Facebook just to creep my profile and friends and some guy creating a fake female account in an attempt to play detective. I’m not trying to belittle anyone here or bash what your doing with this site. I actually respect it. However, what I don’t respect is the manor that you guys criticize someone. If you have your doubts about me, then just come out and speak to me directly then trying to be mock-cops. In the end even after all these post I’ve read, all I can say is thank you for your continued support in finding Morgan.
W-
Welcome to BOC. Please note I cover many cases on this site, not just Morgan’s. I don’t condone anyone making up fake accounts, and I certainly hope that was not an accusation toward me, as I did not, nor would I, ever.
Everything needs to be run down in a case like this, and although I offer no prejudice, there has been some inconsistencies in your statements that I am aware of. That said, I do not judge them per se.
B
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If you all go back and read that thread- A plea to you know who…. it is very strange as it is the last thread right before Morgan was found-
I wonder if the bad guy answered the plea- in a sense…
AJMO same as always
Reposting these as I think it is important to keep Waynes words in the right order and together-
Before I post this I would just like to say to WT thankyou for taking your time and energy to try and help Morgan, just as we all have here.
I am reposting your posts so that we all may remember why it is you felt you needed to come to BOC and why most welcomed you thanked you and moved away from questioning your intentions whereabouts-
To me you seem like just one of many Horror/Metal fan concertgoers that night who may have witnessed Morgan who reached out to help-often times at the detriment of yourself and your privacy etc.
I hope you are doing Okay. Peace AJMO
Here is the info you requested Hummingbird:
Wayne says:
January 22, 2010 at 1:14 am
I’m not sure if this post will also get deleted or not, but It’s worth setting you all straight on who I am. You guys can can sit around and dissect my every action and spend hours upon hours trying to find me on the web, yet I’m the creepy one? What I’ve done is nothing that any of you wouldn’t have done. You’ve already proved that with these almost 2,000 post. People trying to add me as a friend on Facebook just to creep my profile and friends and some guy creating a fake female account in an attempt to play detective. I’m not trying to belittle anyone here or bash what your doing with this site. I actually respect it. However, what I don’t respect is the manor that you guys criticize someone. If you have your doubts about me, then just come out and speak to me directly then trying to be mock-cops. In the end even after all these post I’ve read, all I can say is thank you for your continued support in finding Morgan.
W-
Welcome to BOC. Please note I cover many cases on this site, not just Morgan’s. I don’t condone anyone making up fake accounts, and I certainly hope that was not an accusation toward me, as I did not, nor would I, ever.
Everything needs to be run down in a case like this, and although I offer no prejudice, there has been some inconsistencies in your statements that I am aware of. That said, I do not judge them per se.
B
—Wayne says:
January 23, 2010 at 12:18 am
I apologize for my actions in my earlier post. I kept posting and posting and moments later they were gone. I took that as a sign that whoever moderates this site didn’t want them to be included. Not to mention all the people who I spoke with via Facebook and such who I noticed on here only friends me and tried to be nice to me just to get words that seem to have got twisted around and made me look like a bad person. I’m sure a lot of people would have responded the way I did, if not more extreme.
Before I speak anything about the night of the concert and my intentions I’d like to speak directly with Fish.
You asked why I stooped posting on the Facebook group and I’ll answer that one. As many other people out there that found out about Morgan’s case I became very interested in it. Morgan sounded like a great person through the words of her parents and her photos. Many others have also agreed with me about her being an avid music fan and considered “family” within the heavy metal community. As entire communities of “metal heads” are also interested in helping find Morgan and I believe if she where anyone else they wouldn’t give it as much attention as they have. A lot of us do consider ourselves, family, as these shows. It’s the only place you can find your arm around another complete strangers shoulders singing the songs to each other. I ceased my postings as it was starting to create problems with my girlfriend. She did not like that I spent a part of my day looking for news about Morgan online, trying to help with getting her story out there and talking to the people that had joined the group. So in an attempt to spare my own relationship any heartache I stopped posting so the arguing between my girlfriend and me would cease. However, I did continue doing things to help find Morgan that Facebook wouldn’t show. Such as helping a NJ man setup a benefit concert and spent days upon days calling trying to get people to promote the show and get the word out about her, with no recognition to myself. Why you might ask? Because I want to help in anyway possible. You speak about me being a Dad and posting videos on YouTube. The videos I posted on YouTube where created when I was around 16 or 17. Way before I had any intentions on becoming a father and even still very immature. I created the YouTube page as a way to show my friends the videos, and never really thought anyone would say anything about them. I’ve always dreamed about being a director as I love movies and writing. The short film which you reference was created by a buddy of mine and myself during our “we love Werewolves” phase. That is what the film was really about. The movies were made long before I became who I am today and I never saw any need to remove them, as we were all kids once. If anyone has ever seen a horror movie they will note that people like Eli Roth make films about people being kidnapped and tortured, but just because he’s a household name no one thinks that what he is doing is weird. Also it was mentioned about the two jobs I work. Just because I’m an EMT and work with disabled individuals does not mean I can’t have a life where I enjoy playing video games, swearing and having a good time. Just as much as I love helping people I don’t think any of this impedes on my overall life goal of continuing these aspects of my life. May it be a way to relive stress? It just might be but, I’ve never really given it any thought.
I hope that is what you were asking of me and if it’s not please feel free to continue.
Now onto the real reason where here, Morgan. I was not sitting anywhere near Morgan as far as I know. The sections such as 312 are made up so that the seats go from A-Z across and are numbered going upward. So my seat was something like 312 Row 10 Seat J. Morgan could have been actually out of site for me wherever she may have been sitting.
When I strongly believe I saw Morgan I was near the vendor area near my section of seats. If I could find a map of the inside of the area I would gladly show you. While in that area and on my cell phone I noticed a young women who fit Morgan’s description walking not in the vendor area but the main traffic area that would take you right by the vendor area. As I’ve told everyone else she did not look to be injured or in distress. She looked like everyone else that was there that night. I’m not really sure which part of my statements another poster said didn’t calibrate with other statements I made and I’d like to see if someone could point those out to me.
As far as everything else goes, I had initially created the Facebook group as a way to spread the word of Morgan’s story not only through my friends, but their friends as well. Hoping a chain reaction would be created and maybe someone else who also had seen her but not knowing that she disappeared would come forward. Overnight it seemed to been blown into a nationwide group of people concerned for Morgan. Am I glad I created now even with all these things people say about me? Yes. I believe any of you here or interested and concerned for Morgan would have done it eventually as well.
Others would ask how I got on TV and why was I so special that people wanted to talk to me? To answer that question, I have no clue. I think one reason would be the fact that I’m long-time friends with a local anchor here in Charlottesville, and perhaps he noticed the group and it went from there. Mere hours after creating the group I was contacted by Good Morning America, some local news stations and then eventually CNN. GMA called me several times as I do have my number posted on my site which can be seen by anyone thats a friend. After speaking with a fellow a few times on the phone they never decided to follow-up with me. Eventually I got a call from a local station in Richmond who wanted to do a story on how the internet was being used to help find Morgan. And since I was the guy who made the group they asked me to do an interview and I said sure. What if someone else had seen something, but was to afraid to go public and they see that I did and it gives them to courage to also come forward. I never did it out of any right to be “famous” or the such. I was then contacted several upon several times by CNN as at the time I guess I was the only person who thought he had seen Morgan that night. They literally hounded me for an interview. I just want to reiterate to people I never once reached my hand out to these peoples in hopes of being on TV. They came to me. On the flipside of that I did reach out to several other news publications, such as America’s Most Wanted asking them to run a story on Morgan. When I was contacted by news publications it was because they wanted my story, when I reached out it was because I wanted others to hear Morgan’s story. That’s all I’ve been trying to do since that night.
To answer another question by another poster, I never left the arena that night. I worked at the JPJ many years back and knew the policy. I did venture out a few times to get food and drink and even smoke a couple cigarettes in between the bands. However, I remained inside the concert hall during Metallica’s entire set. As it was an experience I didn’t want to miss. At the end of the night as I was separated from my friends in the crowds I waited outside the front gates for them to show. Marvin came out and then my other friend Josh. Marvin walked off to find the other guys and I offered to give Josh a ride home. Not seeing my other friends outside yet we decided to walk back down along 29 to BW3′s where my car was parked. My cell phone was on the entire time I just never heard it go off until I got home and checked my messages.
I hope this post wasn’t to long and answers most peoples questions. I will do what I can to continue in the search for Morgan and do whatever I can in my power to join everyone else in the aid to find her.
My closing comments would be that even though it’s been several months and no one has heard from Morgan, I’d like to continue the hope in my heart that she is found and comes home one day.
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thanks once again mom3.0.
Thanks mom3.0 you are steadfast and true xoxo
J4M
thank you mom………he’s the one and I did indeed feel “weirded out” by him.
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/serial-strangling-suspects-arrest-prompts-cross-country-probe
-Any Connection???
“When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier for alleged possession of a crack pipe. But the LA investigators wanted him on far more serious charges: The slayings of two women in 1989, both found strangled and nude below the waist — victims of what police concluded had been sexually motivated strangulations.
Little’s name came up, police said, after DNA evidence collected at old crime scenes matched samples of his stored in a criminal database. After detectives say they found yet another match, a third murder charge was soon added against Little.
Now, as the 72-year-old former boxer and transient awaits trial in Los Angeles, authorities in numerous jurisdictions in California, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi and Ohio are scouring their own cold case files for possible ties to Little. One old murder case, in Pascagoula, Miss., already has been reopened. DNA results are pending in some others.
Little’s more than 100-page rap sheet details crimes in 24 states spread over 56 years — mostly assault, burglary, armed robbery, shoplifting and drug violations. In that time, authorities say incredulously, he served less than 10 years in prison.
But Los Angeles detectives allege he was also a serial killer, who traveled the country preying on prostitutes, drug addicts and troubled women.
They assert Little often delivered a knockout punch to women and then proceeded to strangle them while masturbating, dumping the bodies and soon after leaving town. Their investigation has turned up a number of cases in which he was a suspect or convicted.
Police are using those old cases — and tracking down surviving victims — to help build their own against Little.
“We see a pattern, and the pattern matches what he’s got away with in the past,” said LAPD Detective Mitzi Roberts.
Little has pleaded not guilty in the three LA slayings, and in interviews with detectives after his September arrest he described his police record as “dismissed, not guilty, dismissed.”
“I just be in the wrong place at the wrong time with people,” he said, according to an interview transcript reviewed by The Associated Press.
Still, as more details emerge, so do more questions. Among them: How did someone with so many encounters with the law, suspected by prosecutors and police officers of killing for decades, manage to escape serious jail time?
“It’s the craziest rap sheet I’ve ever seen,” said Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman, who has worked many serial killer cold cases. “The fact that he hasn’t spent a more significant period of his life [in custody] is a shocking thing. He’s gotten break after break after break.”
“Samuel little is AKA Sam McDowell as seen below when he was acquitted of murdering a female in 1982 whose naked, bruised body was found in a field”
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19840118&id=RexQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,833894
“her body was found when two men had arrived at the field to bale hay”
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19840118&id=RexQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,833894
S.L. aka S.M. may not fit the profile to a T of Morgan’s Killer, but gosh just a few similarities even in this old case are eerie.
His DNA is on file so it is not him, but definitely worth the review for educational purposes, thank you crimewriter
B
I doubt SL/SM is involved, but I hope LE is investigating his whereabouts when MH disappeared.
All we really know about Sketch and MH is that she came into contact with him sometime that night, and the contact was close enough to transfer DNA. It is possible that she encountered sketch earlier in the evening (I have never read details about the source of the DNA found with MH other than that it matched Sketch and is linked to MH). SL/SM appears to have acted alone in his previous alleged crimes, so I doubt he would suddenly seek a partner. I also find it extremely unlikely that MH would independently encounter to homicidal rapists on the same night. On the other hand, in a case this cold, it would seem to be worth the effort to exclude him by other means, especially since SL/SM’s MO would likely not leave the same pattern of DNA evidence as a more typical rape.
Trying to take it all in.
What WAS that middle of the night trip by NG firefighters to drop off a car all about? Has that angle been explored thoroughly by police? WAS there a connection from them to WT or to EMT/Security people at the concert? WT claimed he did not leave the arena at all on the night of Morgan’s disappearance.
Olivia, here’s a link to Blink’s story that mentions the firefighter. I am not sure we know that he dropped off a car, but that was something we were speculating about.
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/04/11/morgan-harrington-murder-coincidences-or-clues/#more-3582
Thanks deetee for the reminder to go back. My head spins once again with all the coincidences. I need to find my cheat-cheat with all the initials of all those players in and around North Garden. I recall spending a lot of time looking at lots of FB posts back then. Then I gave up. I’m going back down that road again, for lack of any other avenues to research. I note that back then we were fairly convinced that Morgan would have been likely found to have drugs in her system, and now we know via Blink that that was not the case. Maybe with that info we can look at the old info from a new angle.
Once again, interesting that there were so many active posters who have disappeared from here. Where’d everyone go?
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first-time, I suppose, as with many cases, people’s enthusiasm has dropped off once they feel everything possible has been explored. Perhaps the court hearing on the civil case (coming up very soon) will reveal some new, even if obscure, detail that may fit into the puzzle. I feel we all contain pieces of this puzzle in our brains or memories and if we keep our ears ready something will ring a bell bringing on that “Aha” moment which may give a clear direction in which to look. Fingers crossed.
I will be here until they find whoever did this to Morgan and they prosecute them/him. I don’t have any new information, but I do come here almost daily in hopes that there has been an arrest.
I imagine a lot of the others who were here earlier on, do the same.
I want to thank all of you for keeping Morgans case front and center and for not giving up. You all have very good ideas and brainstorming abilities. I am sure the Harringtons appreciate it greatly. Keep it up!241
I come here everyday too. I’ve never followed a case before. Morgan is my daughter’s age. She pulled at my heart right from the very beginning. I was here by October 18th. My feelings have been up and down with this. I think that Morgan’s day, after 2pm, just kept getting worse. I’m so sorry for her. She was beautiful.
I now believe that she crossed the path of a psycho, and he did it alone. It would have been easier to find a familiar person and this case would have been solved, but I think he is a local.
J4M
I have a daughter Morgan’s age too and I feel so bad for her that this horrible, horrible thing happened. I don’t know how her parents and Alex have gotten through this, but I hope and pray that in the very near future they have the answers they so deserve and that justice is served as well as it can be here on earth. I don’t think there is any punishment brutal enough for this piece of garbage. I can’t help feeling that things have been covered up. Things just don’t add up. 241
I come here everyday as well. I have a daughter a few years younger than Morgan but coming closer to the age sweet Morgan was when her life was cut short. I have cried a river over Morgan and for all innocent victims that Morgans demise opened my eyes to.
I pray and hope against this monster is caught before he rapes and murders the next girl.
I also think there has been some sort of cover up and that is gut wrenching.
That and the sad fact that no one helped Morgan that fateful night.
Everything was stacked against poor Morgan.
Morgans parents have been an example to us all. I admire them a lot and wish them peace.
J4M
I’m here too and I feel many are like myself. Yes, our number of posts are smaller, but our hearts will not let us leave. We are here for Morgan. We are here for Dr. and Mrs. Harrington and Alex.
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Morgan and see her sparkling blue eyes and sunny smile. Oh sweet, sweet Morgan….why in the hell did this happen to you? Why was everything against you that night when not one soul helped you? Why did the police botch the investigation? Why is there a cover up of facts, IMO, and God knows what else?
I wish the Harrington family peace as they go through this civil suit. I, for one, am glad you are proceeding this way and hope the suit is the beginning of finding the truth. Dr. and Mrs. Harrington, you have always had my respect and admiration.
I’m still here too, checking in about every day. I always hope that when I come here, that there will be a great new break and that either an arrest has been made or at least an arrest is close. As always, Dan, Gil and Alex are in my thoughts. I do so admire their strength and my heart aches for them. What happened to Morgan is so sad and could have happened to anybody’s child. May peace and love continue to surround them.
I am here almost everyday as well and I mirror all the other posters hope for answers to what happen to Morgan.
Did y’all see that?
http://www.nbc29.com/story/21981177/albemarle-police-arrest-man-accused-of-rape-abduction
Marie, Thank you. I hadn’t seen that. I wonder if this is the guy.
http://wtvr.com/2013/04/15/albemarle-rape-arrest/
His DNA is probably already in the data base. Right? So he isn’t sketch.
correct
B
Hope this is allowed
http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/offenderDetails.html?regId=9981
Company Facing Negligence Lawsuit Wants Access to Morgan Harrington Murder Case
snipped-Attorneys for RMC filed paperwork, asking the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Richmond for a copy of Harrington’s autopsy report and requesting access to the Virginia State Police Department’s investigation into Harrington’s murder. Lawyers for both VSP and the Harringtons objected to the requests…….
Judge Edward Hogshire agreed with police and the Harringtons, calling it “premature” to ask police to give up their files.
end snip
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What does the Judges ruling mean? Did he state when it wouldnt be premature to ask for the records?- Does “records” include everything or is the autopsy report a separate issue or not?
As always I support the Harringtons in trying to find out exactly what happened to Morgan -
I understand the reasons for initially filing this suit- and I agree that depos being taken etc would be helpful in the long run inorder to preserve information for later-
But isnt this Judges ruling against giving RMC access to reports/files preventing them from putting up a defense?
and why is it that The Harringtons gaining access to witness statements employees records and video etc not akin to RMC wanting info released to them in this suit?
Isnt any/all info potentially being released harmful to the future case whether it is released by RMC or VSP or by the Harringtons in this suit regardless who asked for that info?
Wont this info have to be released if the Harringtons move forward with this suit?
Wont there come a point where RMC will have to gain access to the info they are seeking and wont VSP have to release info at some point too- also wont the Harringtons themselves be asked to give statements & release info such as medical records etc not to mention witnesses potential witnesses depos being taken info garnered as well as employees statements?
article snipped:
“It’s a very difficult situation to have a criminal and civil case at the same time,” said Scott Goodman, a practicing defense attorney in Charlottesville. “The law enforcement people want to protect their investigation and they don’t want any details of their investigation revealed before there is an arrest made.
-Doesn’t this suit itself make it more difficult for LE to protect the information and details of the investigation even before RMC asked for the release of info?
I just dont see how this suit can move forward without info being shared and dispersed.
AJMO Peace
I forgot to add the link to the article quoted-
here it is
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Company-Facing-Negligence-Lawsuit-Wants-Access-to-Morgan-Harrington-Murder-Case-203687671.html
Sorry about that
It is a very difficult situation when the criminal case is ongoing. I had a civil case several years ago that involved a pharmacist who was allegedly selling counterfeit drugs. The criminal investigation and then trial really stymied a lot of the discovery and we basically had to stay the civil action until the criminal process was done. We also had people taking the 5th Amendment privilege in that case that made new depositions of them useless. I understand LE trying to keep their work product private until they have their man/conviction, but the Estate’s lawyer is trying to have it both ways. LE’s attempts to protect their work shouldn’t have an impact on new depositions of witnesses (unless they take the 5th), new discovery though — it just protects what LE has developed. It wouldn’t stop RMC from doing the discovery itself.
“first-time says:
April 10, 2013 at 6:50 am
Thanks deetee for the reminder to go back. My head spins once again with all the coincidences. I need to find my cheat-cheat with all the initials of all those players in and around North Garden. I recall spending a lot of time looking at lots of FB posts back then. Then I gave up. I’m going back down that road again, for lack of any other avenues to research. I note that back then we were fairly convinced that Morgan would have been likely found to have drugs in her system, and now we know via Blink that that was not the case. Maybe with that info we can look at the old info from a new angle. “Once again, interesting that there were so many active posters who have disappeared from here. Where’d everyone go?
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Dang it. my entire first paragraph just vanished. Starting from scratch here : ( I am still here.Though not near as much as I was and wish I could be. I’ve been working 3 jobs- longgggdays and no days off. And 2 of the job forbid me from access to my iphone or laptop while I’m on the clock.
So it’s taken me a ton of time just to read up and finally get caught up. and oh hell. Now. I am freaking tired.
Will post what I orginally intended to type sometime soon. Keep a watch out because you know ya’ll always wonder “when’s DP going to post?!” hahahahahahahahahahah I WISH!!!
love you Blink and Blinkers!!!
j4m
What in dear Morgan’s autopsy could hinder the ongoing investigation?
This guy looks like Sketch, around the eyes. The mouth not so much. But if you read the article, it is the state’s new system of taking dna from all convicts that caught this serial rapist.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130421/NEWS/704229954/1685#alleged-serial-rapist-arrested-after-omaha-police-get-dna-results
Not sketch, but there is a wealth of information in that article as to what type of rapist profile Vaughn is, and how it differs from Morgan’s alleged rapist and murderer.
B
This fits the Sketch MO and the young woman startlingly resembles Morgan. However , this happened in Michigan:
http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=general&catid=57581835&feed_id=999&videofeed=999
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He is a white male, respectfully there is nothing about that case that has a single similarity to Morgan’s case.
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Hi all,
Nothing to add. Just waiting. Went back and did some reading of old articles. I wish this were easier. When and where will Sketch strike again? : ( Thanks for all of your comments, as always.
Blink- the opinion that the perp KNEW the land of AF and had been there before- has not changed, correct?
If that is the case- then we are looking for a black man who:
- has intimate knowledge of Anchorage Farm
- raped a woman in Fairfax, VA in 2005
-around the time when a search was scheduled for the AF area- he took the time to either plant Morgan’s Metalica tshirt on a bush- to point away from the AF area OR
-he simply discarded it and someone picked it and put it on the bush so that it’d be found.
- was in Fairfax in 2005
I’m going to repeat this again for myself-
- He knew Anchorage Farm WELL, very well.
- Somehow released possession of Morgan’s Metallica tshirt- in an area miles away from AF.
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I bring all of this up because- until Sketch’s “Sketch” was released and we discovered that he was actually an African American—
because:
- the perp chose a remote location
-security guards working at JPJ arena denied MH re-entry
- if I accepted a ride from anyone…it would be someone in a marked car or in uniform that was in a position of trust
…I was convinced that the person would HAVE to be local and connected somewhat to the area.
(NGVFF Fire, Last minute road trip etc)
I have never visited the NG area but I envision it to be a predominantly caucasian.
Anyhoo- these things are what make me think “man, are we sure that there was not more than one perp?”
Sorry for the rambles. Hope I made sense.
Somewhat off topic, but in a article I recently read about the Boston terrorist, I friend of one of them said something along the lines of: We all thought that drawing looked a lot like Dzhokhar. Apparently many people recognized him from the picture but didn’t call the police because they couldn’t believe their friend would do anything like that.
I wonder if that is the case with Sketch. That possibly people recognize the picture, but the man they know is not the kind of person to commit a heinous crime and they don’t want to stir up trouble for a man they mistakenly believe to be innocent.
My comments were made before it seemed apparent that the person police are seeking is a white male and it was a follow-up to the Omaha rapist link. Exactly like Morgan’s case? No. However, I beg to differ regarding similarities given that there are personal belongings left behind; AND, I would guess that she was ambushed (as we are guessing in Morgan’s case) once she had a level of “comfort” with the perpetrator after apparently being lured outside of the business. There is also NO video evidence as there are no CCTV cameras at all ( different from JPJA, of course; I heard that the Exxon owner would not spend the $5000 for installation of cameras as he only averaged $3000 in drive-offs per year).
Not trying to nitpick, but I stand by my assertion and don’t think that the cases are black and white, no pun intended. More of an educational post and looking for a reason to keep Morgan’s thread moving along. Thanks.
GeorgiaDad says:
April 30, 2013 at 10:29 am
Somewhat off topic, but in a article I recently read about the Boston terrorist, I friend of one of them said something along the lines of: We all thought that drawing looked a lot like Dzhokhar. Apparently many people recognized him from the picture but didn’t call the police because they couldn’t believe their friend would do anything like that.
I wonder if that is the case with Sketch. That possibly people recognize the picture, but the man they know is not the kind of person to commit a heinous crime and they don’t want to stir up trouble for a man they mistakenly believe to be innocent.
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I completely agree that is possible.
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However, I cannot get over my feeling that there are more than one perp(s) working together.
JMO…could be totally wrong
this college, George Wash. U. is an urban “campus” in D.C. just across the river from Arlington and Fairfax Cty. Maybe this is the same guy or the type of guy who abducted Morgan. It is worth trying to get an id or at least a sketch. Maybe he trolls college campuses in VA.
Here’s the link (or URL), I hope it works.
http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/newsroom/2013/05/03/suspicious-vehicle-follows-female-students-on-campus/
Someone definately with bad intent would follow a college girl on campus.
Could it have happened that Morgan jumped out of sketch’s car near AF and ran from him? If she were still wearing high heeled boots, would there be, or have been heel holes in the ground?
Are her boots missing?
Two men this time reportedly on UVA grounds:
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/UVa-Police-Recieve-Report-of-Sexual-Assault-During-Final-Exam-Period-206344001.html
Amazing story.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/3-women-missing-for-a-decade-found-alive-in-ohio.php?ref=fpb
http://blinkoncrime.com/2013/05/06/breaking-news-missing-cleveland-teens-amanda-berry-and-gina-dejesus-after-10-years/
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I just heard an FBI detective say that for these three young women to remain hidden all these years there must have been some degree of “consent” on their part. Huh? How about weapons, locks, and terror tactics? Do those lead to “consent”? I don’t understand his comment. I mean, we don’t know at this point how they did it but surely the three men frightened and bullied them into submission.
I don’t know how having to break out of your own home is consent. I have a feeling he already regrets that choice of words.
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Justice for Morgan.
J4M!!
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What? J4M!
OK …….. where did my Rose7 go? And …… when did it go there?
No idea, you are the only person that can change your name in the name field. I just changed it for you, but you will need to likely do the same next time you post. Don’t hit submit until it says Rose7
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There have been a few sexual assaults reported in C’ville/Albemarle recently (please see above post featuring link). Do any of the locals on here know if there have been any follow-up articles? The one above happened on grounds or in a “university friendly” area.
Whether these incidents are directly related to Morgan or not, it screams for a change in culture at both UVA and at the city-county levels.
My observation is that local outlets are covering the incidents at their onslaught but seem to be letting the stories slip as the cases evolve. I also have to add that I am shocked at the amount of violent crime that occurs in the area; or, is it just that it is reported more vigilantly by C’ville/Albemarle media?
It is not ok for there to be no progress. No information. Are they really actively working? (LE)
http://wtvr.com/2013/04/15/albemarle-rape-arrest/
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2013/04/university-place-resident-reports-rape
Are others aware of this stranger rape in (university area)C’ville 4 weeks ago? Check out the photo. He’s 32 and is in the VA sex offender registry from a 1999 assault, which I assume means his DNA is known to police. He has been incarcerated, I believe, and has been in the Richmond area as well.
I hope they hurry up and find whoever did this. This has gone on for far to long. Prayers for Morgan and her family. We will not stop seeking justice for Morgan. 241